| 2021 issued the Outline of the Fourteenth Five-Year Plan of the National Economic and Social Development of the People’s Republic of China and Vision 2035,which clearly states that we should increase the protection and inheritance of excellent traditional sports programs,develop ethnic folk culture,and promote the construction of a strong cultural nation in China.Although the participation of women in folk sports in China has been greatly improved since the founding of the country,women still belong to a disadvantaged group in folk sports participation.Therefore,exploring the factors affecting women’s folk sports participation has become an important research issue.This study takes a gender perspective and investigates women participating in folk sports in two counties and three districts of Hebi city.Using literature,questionnaires,and interviews,the study firstly provides a brief overview of the geography and humanities of Hebi city and all folk sports,and a historical review of the development of women’s folk sports in Hebi city after the founding of the People’s Republic of China;secondly,by conducting a survey on the current situation of women’s participation in folk sports in Hebi city Second,by investigating the current status of women’s folk sports participation in Hebi,we analyze women’s folk sports participation behavior in Hebi from the perspectives of economics,sociology,and culture,and explore the factors that influence the development of women’s folk sports in Hebi at the social,individual,and folk sports levels to gain insight into the specific effects of gender on women’s folk sports participation in Hebi and how they are influenced;finally,with the aim of promoting women’s folk sports participation,we combine the results of the study Finally,with the aim of promoting women’s folk sports participation,we propose recommendations for the development of women’s folk sports in Hebi at the social,individual,and folk sports levels,respectively.The results of the research show that women’s participation in folk sports in Hebi has the following characteristics: from an economic perspective,women’s participation in folk sports is dependent on their economic base;from a sociological perspective,there is a great variation in different regions depending on women’s environment;from a cultural perspective,women are not aware of the cultural values embedded in folk sports,which affects their heritage.The factors influencing women’s participation in folk sports in Hebi from a gender perspective include: at the social level,family factors,educational factors,mass media factors,regional economic level factors,and governmental management mechanism factors all limit the development of women’s folk sports in Hebi to varying degrees;at the individual level,women’s own perceptions of folk sports and women’s conflicting roles in family and society affect their participation in folk sports;at the folk sports level,the lack of publicity and self-worth discovery of folk sports themselves affect their inheritance and development.This study proposes specific strategies to improve women’s participation in folk sports in Hebi in response to the above findings: at the social level,the government should strengthen administrative interventions and improve public facilities for folk sports;the mass media should provide correct value guidance for women’s folk sports participation;the local economy should be further developed,thus improving women’s education level and giving them more time and freedom to pursue Self-worth.At the individual level,women themselves should enhance their awareness of self sports and realize that they should have the same rights as men to participate in folk sports and obtain health;women should create a good family sports atmosphere when participating in folk sports activities,so that their families can participate in folk sports with them and promote family harmony while enhancing physical exercise.At the level of folk sports,folk sports programs should be constantly updated to keep up with the times;integrate resources to enrich the organization of folk sports;combine regional characteristics to carry out local folk sports activities and make full use of local temple fairs,festivals and other characteristics to promote the development of folk sports. |